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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: garyboucher89@gmail.com
Date: 12 Apr 2022 17:25:43 +0200
Subject: Attention please

Greetings!
My apology for interrupting your daily activity, I sent you this
message previously but I did not get a response from you and that
is why I'm resending it, Please take just a moment of your time
to read my email because it's requires an urgent attention and
you will benefit from it.

My name is Gary Boucher, I am a legal practitioner working in the
area of family jurisdiction, I lost my client and his family to a
car accident, he has the sum of ($18,700,000.00 USD) with his
bank which is about to be confiscated because, He was a
contractor here in Nevada,U.S.A and he also supplies heavy house
and road construction equipment in the UK, I want the Left fund
to be released to your custody as family next of kin before this
fund gets confiscated by the executive officials of the finance
Company in the UK.

The reason why I contacted you into this matter is due to he's a
native of your country and there is no registered name as heir in
his account file with the finance company, Just reply urgently to
enable me to give you all necessary and more information and
clarifications about this transaction for your better
understanding, if you are interested.

Have a wonderful day as I wait for your prompt response!

Yours faithfully!
Attorney Gary Boucher
Official Email:
gary.b@boucherchamberslawfirm.com
info@boucherchamberslawfirm.com

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